Donetsk (Russian: Доне́цк) is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the Seversky Donets River on the border with Ukraine. By road it is located 388 kilometres (241 mi) west of Volgograd. Population: 50,098 (2010 Census);[2] 48,040 (2002 Census);[7] 48,673 (1989 Census);[8] 38,000 (1970). It was previously known as Gundorovka.

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Donetsk Донецк
Town[1]
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Donetsk
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Coordinates: 48°20′N 39°56′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Rostov Oblast[1]
Founded	1681
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	50,098
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	47,770 (−4.6%)
• Rank	318th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Donetsk Urban Okrug[1]
• Capital of	Donetsk Urban Okrug[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Donetsk Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Donetsk Urban Okrug[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	346330–346342
OKTMO ID	60717000001

History

The settlement was founded in 1681 by the Don Cossacks. It was known as Gundorovka until 1955.^{[citation needed]} A museum called the Donetsk Museum of History and Ethnography was built in the city in 2005.

Administrative status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Donetsk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.[4]

See also

• Shelling of Donetsk, Russia

References

Sources

• Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №340-ЗС от 25 июля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ростовской области», в ред. Закона №270-ЗС от 27 ноября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в областной Закон "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ростовской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Наше время", №187–190, 28 июля 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #340-ZS of July 28, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Rostov Oblast, as amended by the Law #270-ZS of November 27, 2014 On Amending the Oblast Law "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Rostov Oblast". Effective as of the official publication date.).
• Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №215-ЗС от 14 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границы и наделении статусом городского округа муниципального образования "Город Донецк"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Наше время", №319–320 (без приложений), 22 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #215-ZS of December 14, 2004 On Establishing the Border and Granting Urban Okrug Status to the Municipal Formation of the "Town of Donetsk". Effective as of the official publication date.).

External links

• Media related to Donetsk (Rostov Oblast) at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website of Donetsk (in Russian)
• Donetsk Business Directory (in Russian)

На других языках

[de] Donezk (Russland)

[ru] Донецк (Россия)